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Swim Report – March 10, 2024 – Cold Fury

March 27, 2024 By Steve

Catching up on these reports! March 10 was a real challenge. No so much because of the 42F lake temp and 31F air temp –Read More

Swim Report – March 3, 2024 – Gusts and Chops Edition

March 4, 2024 By Steve

The good news was that the lake continued its unseasonably warm temperature trend, coming in at a balmy 42F. The not so good news wasRead More

Swim Report – February 18, 2024 – Clear Skies!

March 4, 2024 By Steve

The air temperatures dropped down to the mid-20Fs this week, and this drove a slight dip in the lake which came in at 37F. Still,Read More

Swim Report – February 11, 2024 – Early Spring?

February 11, 2024 By Steve

I got out to L1 a bit early and noticed that the water was a bit less opaque – i.e. it didn’t look like theRead More

Swim Report – January 28, 2024 – Fog & Swells

February 11, 2024 By Steve

The polar vortex finally broke giving us a very pleasant 37F air temp and a 34 lake temp. We had foggy skies to the south,Read More

Swim Report – January 21, 2024 – Happy New Year!

January 26, 2024 By Steve

We got a late start with our 2024 meetups thanks to me being out of town the first week and then unexpectedly coming down withRead More

Swim Report – December 17, 2023 – Thermocline Redux

December 20, 2023 By Steve

Our last Autumn 2023 meetup gave us nearly identical conditions to the prior week – a 42F lake temp with including a calm and crystalRead More

Swim Report – December 10, 2023 – Thermocline Edition

December 20, 2023 By Steve

Our first swim of December gave us a 43F lake – unusually warm for this time of year. We also noticed that the water wasRead More

Swim Report – November 26, 2023 – Late November Flurries

November 27, 2023 By Steve

We had our first official “snow swim” yesterday. Everything was clear when I got there at 6:40am, but the flurries started around 7:00am, giving usRead More

Swim Report – November 12, 2023 – Last Gasp of Autumn

November 27, 2023 By Steve

The morning started out a bit gloomy with overcast skies and a 45F air temp. But the clouds gradually dissipated, and it turned out toRead More

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